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U.S. Supreme Court

Dec. 13, 2011

High court could split on immigration case

An eight-justice U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to consider Arizona's controversial immigration law, with Justice Elena Kagan withdrawing from the case, apparently due to her work on it while solicitor general.


By Robert Iafolla


Daily Journal Staff Writer


WASHINGTON - An eight-justice U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to consider Arizona's controversial immigration law, with Justice Elena Kagan withdrawing from the case, apparently due to her work on it while solicitor general.


Although a decision in the case probably won't produce the definitive rules to settle the legal battles over immigration, the justices could supply clear guidance on ho...

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